Podcasting is one of simplest and most exciting technologies in the world of Web 2.0. Podcasts are getting very popular in education. They can be used in a classroom or in a library in many different ways.
Podcasting tools
computer
microphone
recording and editing software
hosting site
Recording and editing software
Audacity
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing and mixing audio files. It is easy to use and can be downloaded from the internet for free.
Click the icon to download Audacity.
Lots-a-Podcast Links on Shambles
This page has lists of Podcasting links under these headings .... | Podcasting General Info | Podcast Directories | Podcast Hosting | Podcasting Tools (Hardware & Software) | ESL Podcasts | Podcasts by Students | Podcasting and Education | .... it is also one way to get access to the Podcasts programs (programmes) produced by Shambles from Oct 2006
Professional Development Podcasts
The SirsiDynix Institute - this site has a wealth of excellent ideas for library management - all in podcasting.
You can receive the podcasts as they are uploaded via itunes, or RSS them to your RSS feeder. You can also attend the live sessions. There are also slides to accompany the sessions. http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php
SimonSays Podcast
Example of how podcasting is used by Simon and Schuster: it features interviews with bestselling and up-and-coming authors and includes excerpts read from their audiobooks.
Big Toe Books
to Check out the Big Toe Books site to enjoy all the best stories with your cereal - from Jacqueline Wilson to Terry Pratchett, Eoin ColferGeraldine McCaughrean. The stories are kept on the website one week after they have been read on the radio in the UK.
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Podcasts
Podcasting is one of simplest and most exciting technologies in the world of Web 2.0. Podcasts are getting very popular in education. They can be used in a classroom or in a library in many different ways.
Podcasting tools
Recording and editing software
Audacity
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing and mixing audio files. It is easy to use and can be downloaded from the internet for free.
Click the icon to download Audacity.
Audacity tutorials
Another online tutorial for Audacity.
To export MP3 files with Audacity use the free LAME encoder
Podcast-safe audios (royalty free)
Podsafe Music Network
Podsafe Audio
The FreeSound Project –various sounds
Copyright-friendly music and sound
Podcast hosting sites
Video podcasting
Podcast search engines
Educational
Podcasts for Educators, Schools & Colleges
LearnOutLoud : Podcast Directory
Education Podcast Network
BBC Podcast Directory
Podcasts Specifically for Educators
General
Podcast Alley
Yahoo! Podcasts
Podcast.Net
Podcast Directory
Podzinger
Podcast library
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More resources on podcasts
Lots-a-Podcast Links on Shambles
This page has lists of Podcasting links under these headings .... | Podcasting General Info | Podcast Directories | Podcast Hosting | Podcasting Tools (Hardware & Software) | ESL Podcasts | Podcasts by Students | Podcasting and Education | .... it is also one way to get access to the Podcasts programs (programmes) produced by Shambles from Oct 2006
Professional Development Podcasts
The SirsiDynix Institute - this site has a wealth of excellent ideas for library management - all in podcasting.
You can receive the podcasts as they are uploaded via itunes, or RSS them to your RSS feeder. You can also attend the live sessions. There are also slides to accompany the sessions.
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php
Educational /Literary podcasts
**LibriVox**
**openculture**
**LearnOutLoud**
Just One More Book
It is a podcast about children's books.
Podcasts for educators, schools and colleges
Podcasts with children's stories.
SimonSays Podcast
Example of how podcasting is used by Simon and Schuster: it features interviews with bestselling and up-and-coming authors and includes excerpts read from their audiobooks.
Big Toe Books
to Check out the Big Toe Books site to enjoy all the best stories with your cereal - from Jacqueline Wilson to Terry Pratchett, Eoin ColferGeraldine McCaughrean. The stories are kept on the website one week after they have been read on the radio in the UK.
ESL Podcasts
News in slow and clear English with accompanying text
http://esl.podomatic.com/
Sites that recommend how pod casts can be used in and by the library.
Stephen's lighthouse (an excellent blog on Web 2.0)
Podcasts and Libraries
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2006/11/podcasts_and_li.html
National Public Radio has an entire episode dedicated to books. http://www.onthemed ia.org/
The series includes these podcasts about books:
One For The Books <http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/01>
Down With Paper! <http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/02>
Long Live Paper! <http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/03>
The Bookmaker <http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/04>
Vanishing Reviews <http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/05>
The Long Tale <http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/06>
OTM's Novel Challenge Finale<http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/07>